• PEOPLE NAME: MOPAN MAYA OF GUATEMALA

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PEID: 24732

ROP: 106783

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Maya, Mopán - (mop)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guatemala

Also found in: Belize; Canada

Population: 7,800

Global Population: 27,500


PEID: 24732

ROP: 106783

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Mopan Maya of Guatemala, numbering 7,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 27,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Maya, Mopán. The primary religion practiced by the Mopan Maya is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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